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09/11/11 Katie gets busted at church, haha, cleaning out Griffin's basement

9/11/11

The thunder has been rumbling here for awhile now.  Looked outside and it looks a little wet.  Yesterday we were outside hanging when it just started blowing like crazy and the air got all "dirty" looking.  It's cooled down to 75 today.  Kinda different weather. Nice for a change.

Today is the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 and I think it is being called a day of remembrance or something.  Sad to think of all those families that lost moms, dads, brothers, sisters, etc.  All the YW in our ward were 3-6 years old and really don't remember 9/11.  Do you?  Everyone talks about the TV being on all the time and not getting anything done because they kept walking past the TVs.  I think I had court and of course no TV but I did have internet.

We had a full room today for YW.  Of course only 3 girls, 6 leaders.  The stake came to visit.  Kauri came though.  YEAH!!!  She seemed uncomfortable.  I wish I knew what to do to get her to come around more.  She is a cute girl.

Katie got in trouble today at church...too much talking.  Silly girl, wonder where she gets that?!  Sister Lowe came into the clerk's office after church and made a big deal about how everyone could have a cookie but Katie because she didn't behave.  I thought she was going to burst out crying but she held it together and then said she didn't care.  I really didn't appreciate that.  That's the kind of thing that makes a little sensitive soul not want to come back to church.  Hopefully she really doesn't get bothered by something like that.  I told her she needed to try to be quieter (it's hard when you get to see your best buddy though and you wanna catch up!). 

Last week she didn't do her homework and had to miss fun  Friday and go to study hall instead of a movie.  So this week she worked really hard and got her homework all done and they didn't do fun Friday.  Funny.

Holly has been reading and practicing her piano really good lately.  She gets up and is ready in the morning in about 12 minutes and then has time to do AR tests and play piano.  She has taken 8 tests so far this year and done really well on all but 1 of them.  Her teacher and her seem to really click and I think she is going to have a great year.  Her school is U of Hawaii...sweet huh?  So her teacher asked me to help her plan a LUAU at the end of the school year and we are going to do little turnovers for Halloween.  I don't know how I got to be the party mom...but I guess I will be for at least 2 of her little events this year!  Holly is WAY excited.

Katie's teacher has the kids earn "Bundy Bucks" when they are good and then she will have auctions to buy cool stuff.  Fun idea.  I remember doing something like that when I was a kid.  I also remember saving my $ for some great prize and then all the great stuff being gone and being disappointed.  Go figure!  Sounds like me, right?!

We went to Gma and pa's yesterday and helped to clean out the storage room downstairs.  We spent a couple of hours and put a pretty good dent in things.  Gma was very good about getting rid of a lot of stuff...which she needed to do.  I'll go back again maybe next week and try to finish paring it down and then try to figure out how to get it all on shelves and neat and organized next time.  She was pretty excited we were going to do that.
Gma has shingles right now and has been pretty miserable --sore and achy - can't sleep at night.  She is on some meds but not over it yet.  It's been about 10 days now.  She had to do an Eldershostel through it and I think it actually helped...keep her busy and her mind off her misery.  You'll have to remember her in your prayers.

Ok, so the computer crashed 2x due to the storm...so I gotta hurry and finish this up!

Oh, yeah.  Crystal Turner came home Wednesday and got engaged that day!!!!  She did her homecoming today and gets married on 11/11/11.  CRAZY?!  It turns out her fiance is one of the girls that was in my family on the trek's brother.  During her talk she said she walked by someone and he smelled just like Cody.  (she was talking about things and smells reminding her of home).  Katie leaned over and said, hey, mom, is Cody a dog?!  I told him that afterward when I met him and he laughed.  He said he didn't think anyone knew who Cody was.  Funny.

Well I love you lots and hope things are still going well for you.  Love you lots! Mom.

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